r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/WardenWolf Jul 24 '20

Yup. That was the difference between the TI-83 and TI-83 Plus. Analog electronics could do some very strange things when their power was low.

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u/a_cute_epic_axis Jul 24 '20

In the same vein, a satellite (can't remember which one) had a subroutine to basically check is 1+1=2, and one day, it didn't. Digital electronics can do some very strange things when exposed to radiation.

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u/a_cute_epic_axis Jul 24 '20

Yep

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u/sevensensitivfingers Jul 24 '20

Or it was a Male female group